Please note that due to venue availability, the Wellington and Auckland Regional Tournaments will be held one week later than the Christchurch and Palmerston North Regional Tournaments.
Christchurch / Palmerston North Regional Tournments - Saturday, 26 August
Auckland / Wellington Regional Tournaments - Saturday, 2 September
Sign up now for Team Development Workshops. Only $100 per school for an unlimited number of students.
Wellington, 10 June 1pm-4pm at Wellesley College
Palmerston North, 15 June 9.30am-12.30pm at Whakarongo School
Christchurch, 17 June 9.30am-12.30pm at Lincoln High School
Auckland, 17 June 9.30am-12.30pm at Diocesan School for Girls
Go to the Workshops tab on the TOM Homepage.
2023 Timeline
Term 1
- Workshops (register via the TOM website)
- 'Welcome to TOM' online and face to face (free)
- 'Implementing TOM in your school' ($35 per school online or $90 per school in person)
Term 2
Workshops (register via the TOM website):
- 'Welcome to TOM' online and face to face (free)
- 'Implementing TOM in your school' ($35 per school online)
- Team Development student workshops ($100 per school, unlimited participants)
- Wellington, 10 June 1pm-4pm at Wellesley College
- Palmerston North, 15 June 9.30am-12.30pm at Whakarongo School
- Christchurch, 17 June 9.30am-12.30pm at Lincoln High School
- Auckland, 17 June 9.30am-12.30pm at Diocesan School for Girls
Term 3
Team nominations open:
- Palmerston North, Christchurch | Monday, 17 July
- Auckland, Wellington | Monday, 24 July
Team nominations close:- Palmerston North, Christchurch | Friday, 28 July
- Auckland, Wellington | Monday, 4 August
Workshops:
- Student workshops online (2 members per team - free)
- Judges training online (free)
Regional Finals:
- Palmerston North, Christchurch | Saturday, 26 August
- Auckland,Wellington | Saturday, 2 September
National Final (Wellington) | Saturday, 16 September
Term 4
TOM Internatinal Final (Melbourne) | 19-22 October
Tournament of Minds International Final 2022
Canberra, 14/15 October 2022
Congratulations to the four teams who took part in the TIF (TOM International Final). While we didn't win any awards, the teams acquitted themselves well and had a great time. Teams who attended the TIF were:
Whakarongo School
Royal Oak Intermedidate
Mangawhai Beach School
Mission Heights Junior College
Tournament of Minds 2022
Well done to all teams who took part in the TOM National Tournament held at Victoria, University of Wellington on Saturday, 17 September
Congratulations to our first place and honours recipients
Language Literature
Primary Winners - Waimauku School
Primary Honours - Whakarongo School
Social Sciences
Primary Winners - Mangawhai Beach School
Primary Honours - Whakarongo School
Secondary Winners - Mission Heights Junior College
STEM
Primary Winners - Royal Oak Intermediate
Primary Honours - Crofton Downs Primary School
The Arts
Primary Winners - Royal Oak Primary School
Primary Honours - Kapakapanui School
2022 TOM NZ Regional Tournaments results
| Auckland | Palmerston North | Wellington |
| Language Literature | | | |
| Primary Winners | Royal Oak Primary | Whakarongo School | Hataitai School |
| Primary Honours | Remuera Primary | Carncot School | Boulcott School |
| Intermediate Winners | Waimauku School | Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School | Paraparaumu Beach School |
| Intermediate Honours | Albany Junior High School / Mission Heights Junior College | | Kapakapanui School |
| Secondary Winners | Kristin School | | Queen's High School (Dunedin) |
| Secondary Honours | Papatoetoe High School | | |
| Social Sciences | | | |
| Primary Winners | | Carncot School | Crofton Downs Primary School |
| Primary Honours | | | |
| Intermediate Winners | Mangawhai Beach School | Whakarongo School | |
| Intermediate Honours | Diocesan School | Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School | |
| Secondary Winners | Mission Heights Junior College | | | |
| Secondary Honours | Kristin School | | |
| STEM | | | |
| Primary Winners | Royal Oak Primary School | Carncot School | Crofton Downs Primary School |
| Primary Honours | | Cornerstone Christian School | |
| Intermediate Winners | Royal Oak Intermediate | Cornerstone Christian School | |
| Intermediate Honours | Mangawhai Beach School | Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School | |
| Secondary Winners | | | |
| Secondary Honours | | | |
| The Arts | | | |
| Primary Winners | Royal Oak Primary School | Cornerstone Christian School | Boulcott School |
| Primary Honours | | | Paraparaumu Beach School |
| Intermediate Winners | Bucklands Beach Intermediate | Cornerstone Christian School | Kapakapanui School |
| Intermediate Honours | St Kentigern's Girls' School | Havelock North Intermediate | Southend School |
| Secondary Winners | | | Queen's High School (Dunedin) |
| Secondary Honours | | | |